Thomas L. Phillips was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on October 24, 1928. He attended Rustburg High School, then the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Raven Society and Omicron Delta Kappa. After obtaining a BA degree from the University of Virginia in 1950, he went on to the University of Virginia Law School, graduating in 1953. While at the University of Virginia Law School he was a member of the Virginia Law Review.

After graduating from law school Mr. Phillips returned to Campbell County to make his home and raise his family. He is a former member of the Campbell County School Board, and of the Virginia Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. He is a member of the Lynchburg and Campbell County Bar Associations; the Virginia State Bar; and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Although in the past his practice included a variety of litigation, including traffic and criminal defense, in recent years Mr. Phillips has limited his practice to plaintiff's personal injury cases and representing landowners in eminent domain cases. Mr. Phillips, wife, Rebecca Evans Phillips, formerly was a court reporter with Evans & Company.

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